£100 for Fish & Chips - disaster

£100 for fish & chips - disaster. What a disaster. I couldn't believe it. I was just getting some fish and chips and in 2 minutes I was fined £80 for parking on the pavement. Be careful in London when parking for fish & chips or any other food for that matter. Darren John gets a parking fine. Ben's fish & chips in London's Shaftesbury Ave. How much? A lesson learned here as some businesses just want your custom. #darrenjohn #fishandchips #100pound #londonfood

[kalodner]

The original manuscript for Great Expectations sits in the Wisbech and Fenland Museum in Wisbech, my home town.

[Georgianandlovu]

sorry for your fine I have stopped driving in London because I cant seem to stop getting tickets!

[boyakka]

Hi Darren,

This happened to me to .I drove from Farnham Surrey up to The good old Regency Cafe at Westminster a while ago in a 2015 reg van looking at a job whilst there.

Two weeks later i got a letter in the post with a picture of me driving the van all red faced and full after my lovely meal and an £80 fine on top of my breakfast costs.

This was around the time of the ulez changes and me being in a fairly new vehicle at the time i thought all was well. (ulez fines)

The most expensive breakfast ever thanks to the lovely mayor of London.

Great video Darren.

Steve.




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[geourgiou]

Oh no DJ, such a shame getting a fine, i once drove my car from north to Central London, parked it behind Oxford Street, got an £80 fine, since then i take public transport going into town, great looking 🐟 and 🍟

[Realworldnews]

That’s why I moved to spain, London is a nightmare with all the parking, congestion charge, low emission zone, speed cameras, bus lanes 😂

[TelThePower]

Darren John I feel your pain mate 😢, I had a similar experience when I landed in the island of Fiji, got off the plane, went straight to the duty free, bought beers & spirits... Didn't try to hide them or anything, went to leave the airport to get a taxi to the hotel, customs pulled me to one side, & told me I wasn't allowed them, I'd spoken to the guy in duty free & he said it was fine, when I told customs this, they said of course he would say that! 😂 That's when the penny dropped mate, lol.. luckily being friendly & naive helped me leave the airport with everything I bought 👍

[seamus]

Haven't been back in the UK for 12 years and based on the cost of living there i doubt i ever will....love your bike though...watching from Cape Town....really decent fish and chips here is equivalent of £3.50.

[Bertie]

I used to visit lots of businesses all around London and i never met one owner/employee that didn't say it was okay tp park outside. After a £120 fine I never listened to them again.

[holsteincowboy]

Surprise surprise - You get a fine for parking your high powered motor bike on the pavement in central London at lunchtime !

[chefstravels]

Omg, that is a terrible £100 charge, but that's why I use public transport in London its a nightmare otherwise. Great vid cheers.

[ianhenderson]

did he say 'you'll be fine' or you'll be fined

[jeremysimpson-by]

Hi DJ great video as usual. I'd love to see a "day in the life" vlog. Just what you get up to on a normal workday and non workday! Thanks

[davidnm]

Nice fish & chip vlog DJ. Shaftesbury Avenue yes that’s right in the heart of London and theatre land. What rotten luck with the bike fine. I feel for you on that score especially as the shop owner told you it was ok. I guess you could say “hook, line and sinker” with that one!

[Mike-gift]

Another great video, Wonder what the MacMaster would have thought of the skin being left on?
When are you going to do more collaborations with the MacMaster they were always great fun.

[Kinghornish]

Really positive stuff, Darren, truly impressed and full of respect for the manner you rolled with the penalty punches, so to speak. 👍🏼🇹🇭🇬🇧

[northbankgooner]

Honestly that was a pure tourist trap, wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. For £18 the portion especially the Haddock was miniscule. There are much better fish and chip shops in the Marylebone area just off Oxford Street.

[georgemurphy]

Oliver Twist, you want Those Fish & Chips looked Devine Darren & I hope you had a word with the Restaurant owner for saying you can park your bike there.

[Jay-Leigh]

Oh my goodness!!!! One expensive lunch Darren. But hey-Ho crap happens. Just glad you were able to carry on videoing bless you. Thank you 😊

[DaveSnakesandLadders]

Unlucky Darren. I sent you a little Pay Pal donation towards your fine. Your a great guy. Thank you for all your hard work. You and the MacMaster are the top 2 👌 don't get any more fines 😂.

[EvilSie]

So thats why they call it Shaftesbury Avenue - you got shafted! TFL are obscene too, £80/£160 charges for the tiniest thing. Who would want to drive in London?

Thought the chips looked a tad undercooked for my taste. Bit on the pale side.